2017 Heartland Wilderness: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2017 Heartland Wilderness. The newest campaign is 16V566000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Aug 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V566000, in the NHTSA record
Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the light with one that has built-in voltage protection. The recall began on September 1, 2016. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 5,203 units in total.
16V566000Received . 4,585 units.
Exterior Lighting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Wilderness and Mallard travel trailers, 2015-2017 Elkridge fifth wheel travel trailers, and 2017 Sundance and Torque travel trailers. The affected vehicles have an LED light on the front cap of the camper that may short circuit and overheat.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the light overheats there would be an increased risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the light with one that has built-in voltage protection. The recall began on September 1, 2016. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032.
Report filed by Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V332000Received . 618 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Heartland Recreational Vehicles (Heartland) is recalling certain model year 2017 trailers manufactured February 29, 2016, to May 5, 2016. The certification labels have incorrect tire pressure information, failing to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Improper inflation can cause the trailer tires to become overloaded, resulting in poor handling and increased risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Heartland will notify owners, and dealers will replace the certification label, free of charge. The recall began on June 16, 2016. Owners may contact Heartland customer service at 1-877-262-8032. Heartland's number for this recall is 99-01-25.
Report filed by Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
2 complaints, 3 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 2 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 24 Aug 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2017 Heartland WildernessThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2017 Heartland Wilderness: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/heartland/wilderness/2017/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Heartland Wilderness?
- 5,203 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Heartland Wilderness have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Heartland Wilderness, model years 2012 to 2021. 2 of them name the 2017 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2017 Heartland Wilderness name most often?
- Electrical System: 2 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Heartland Wilderness open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.